You got/you didn't get the job, now what? Part 5 of "how to get a job series"

Yay, you got the job!!! Nay you didn't get the job :(. Believe it or not there are things you need to do in both these instances that will leave you a little happier than when you heard the news; either good or bad, let's cover both.

First you got the job:

Congratulations you got the job, but now the question becomes, do you take it? Seems easy right, you applied for it right? Yeah no...sorry.

This next section is going to apply mostly to skilled positions, this doesn't mean that unskilled that can't take advantage of this but it's less likely so with that let's go.

Be patient, your offer letter is coming. Why this is happening do you have the following ready:

1. Can you verify your education/experience?
2. Do you have your references? Are they gonna be good ones? Have you followed up with them to verify?
3. If you've been smoking weed you best have already stopped and if you haven't you will need a cleaner (these things work), bottomline make sure you quit ahead of time.

So you get the offer letter and you see that the pay isn't quite what you had in mind, so what do you do? Well here my friend you have options, and I will list them all.

1. Say fuck it and take it, nope. Remember that offer letter costs money believe it or not, so don't be afraid due to desperation. Is it possible they may rescind the offer? Sure, but this generally only happens if you are being unrealistic, or way too far apart. The role is going to determine your bargaining power. A customer service agent can probably ask for 25 cents more (to take a job) a skilled worker can ask for thousands. (think of 60k vs 80k) if you are in an entry level role, make sure you research market rates on your area through glassdoor they are available.
2. If money isn't on the table can you negotiate flex time? More PTO? Pay my school? More 401k
3. In cases where there is no room for negotiation come back with an action plan such as: Okay I understand that now there is no wiggle room, however if in 90 days I can prove that I am an asset by xyz can we agree to a 10% pay raise?
4. If your experience dictates it and you are hired for a lesser role it is possible to negotiate a title change in x amount of days to get the money you want (i've done this before).
5. You can negotiate for additional training...most don't know this.
6. Don't take it and walk away...sometimes it is what it is.

For those of you that are unskilled, you can try the above but what I would recommend for you is focus on how to move up, ask specifically what competencies. You have a higher risk of having a job rescinded when it's not worth it, there are other things you can win in your new role, if you want more specifics on what you can DM me as it's more complicated for unskilled.

Now the flip side, you didn't get the job...so now what:

1. You will probably get the generic nope email. Don't reply angry to it at all. Instead reach out to the recruiter (call if you can, you don't want email) and ask for feedback, find out why you didn't get the job. 9/10 times it's because someone beat you out slightly. If they tell you this then ask if it's okay if you follow up within 6 months to a year to see if their needs have changed. (Sometimes they hire more people or the person doesn't get past probation) in these cases you may be the next in line.
2. Add their information to your folders, stating the why. This is still a networking opportunity if you didn't get the job because now rather than going through company portals and recruitment you can go straight to the hiring manager.
3. Add them on LinkedIn and really all the organizations that denied you so you can follow up, just because you didn't get a job it doesn't mean they closed the door on you.

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